Ten filmmakers were tasked with making surreal short film segments that loosely involve a cigarette. The result is Lynchian chaos in anthology form - the good ends, the bad ends, the loose ends, and the burnt ends. A sprawling anthology about all things cigarettes.
Luke Eadie, Cheyenne Burris, Mitchel Corrado, Daniel Kowal, Zoe theStrange, Gabriel Salazar, Abe Timm, Natalie Pit, Zoe Angeli, Liam P. Boulay
Director
Abe Timm
Leggy Sue
Camron Beale
Lighter Smiley
Gordon Graham
Dubious Fellow
Belle Nunley
Woman
Elizabeth Vance
Non-Binary
Mitchel Corrado
David/Ciggi
Daniel Kowal
Ciggi's Mouth
Seraphina Marshall
Ciggi's Hand
Sulfur-Cretin
PSA Voice
Natalie Pit
Cheyenne Burris
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